Chapter 18 Holding the Flag
"That's the Bad Flag!"

On the gentle slope, Liu Cheng's eyes looked straight ahead.

Thick clouds gathered in the sky, and there was almost no moonlight shining through at this time, but there were torches all around the convoy, so he could see the scroll in the hands of the man on the roof at a glance.

Beside him, the old man grasped the hilt of the sword and pulled the entire Tang sword out of the snow in an instant.

He covered his face with the mask, hiding his eyes that were burning with excitement because of the words "The Bad Guys of Tang Dynasty".

"Now that the bad flag has been raised, I will charge in and kill them!"

In the snow, the horse that was lying flat on its back struggled to stand up, allowing the old man to instantly flip over and jump on it.

Behind him, more than a hundred people and horses also emerged from the snow. The bandits held swords and spears and took out their horse bows.

Liu Cheng and several bad guys wearing rain hats drew their Tang swords and responded with strange and sonorous voices:
"Order!"

……

The rumbling sound of horse hooves was like thunder, and the light and pleasant sound of copper bells echoed throughout the wilderness.

On the south side of the official road, countless figures wearing rain hats appeared. If you look down from the air, you can see two undercurrents attacking the convoy from the north and south.

Li Cunzhong, who was somewhat dazed, suddenly came to his senses. He smiled hoarsely and said in a deep voice: "Tenth brother, kill!"

Li Cunxiao roared, raised the huge gravity and swung it, and the several figures and horses blocking his way were swept away in an instant.

Then, he exerted force with both feet and ran towards the convoy.

Li Cunyong, who was hiding behind, pulled the bow and shot an arrow at the figure on the roof of the car.

However, the latter obviously reacted very quickly, and after shouting that sentence, he shrank back.

At the same time, a beam of fire shot up into the sky in the convoy, and finally, it exploded in the sky.

Looking closely, he saw two more Yan Juns, dressed similarly to Jiang Yuanxin, rushing out from another carriage and firing a signal tube.

After a moment, dazzling light rose from all directions, like a big net, instantly covering the area.

But the fighting had already begun, and amidst the countless flashes of swords and sabers, everyone had only one target - the carriage where the skinny young man was!

"It happened!"

Ji Ruxue drew the sword from its sheath and looked at Xiao Yan: "Are you still waiting?"

The latter suddenly drew out his sword and whispered back, "Take care of yourself and don't get surrounded."

After saying this, he stepped forward with one foot and quickly rushed to the front of the convoy.

At this time, the people from Tongwenguan had followed Li Cunxiao to this place, and the surrounding soldiers came forward with shields and engaged in a melee with them.

Ji Ruxue did not help either of them. She remained calm and followed the direction of Xiao Yan.

The latter's figure kept rising and falling on the roof of the car. Occasionally, people from Tongwenguan shot a few crossbow arrows at him, but he easily avoided them all.

Immediately, he found the person holding the flag.

It turned out to be the leader of Caozhou who had been missing for a long time. He was now dressed as a minion and was directing his men to block the men in bamboo hats attacking from the south.

Xiao Yan's eyes flashed and he jumped over.

When the leader of Caozhou saw him, he was overjoyed and said, "The leader of Huizhou has come at the right time. The big guy's attack is too fierce. I'm afraid our men can't defeat him..."

Xiao Yan did not respond. He stabbed the knife in his hand into his abdomen and asked in a deep voice, "Where is the scroll? Give it to me and you can live."

The latter trembled all over after being stabbed by the knife. He covered his abdomen and was stunned.

Although this blow did not take his life, it seriously injured him instantly.

He was furious, staggering back and said, "It was Yanzhou who wanted to harm you, why did you stab me…"

The Xuanming Sect's minions around were already stunned, and the leader of the Huizhou branch was also here. Seeing Xiao Yan's assassination, he immediately shouted, "This man must be a spy, arrest him!"

Xiao Yan didn't even turn his head, he just raised his hand, and his head was quietly chopped off by a flash of knife.

Then he pressed the tip of the knife against the helmsman's chest.

"It's no longer with me..."

The Caozhou captain was frightened by the knife and trembled as he said, "It was just given to Zhaosheng Yanjun. He..."

Before Xiao Yan could finish his words, the knife in his hand moved in and out rapidly, killing him instantly.

Then, he used his scabbard to knock away several ghost soldiers who rushed towards him and quickly rushed towards the battlefield on the other side of Tongwenguan.

……

To the north, the old man led a group of bad guys and they were unstoppable. They tore a hole in the road almost instantly and rushed straight towards the carriage.

Liu Cheng, with his bandits, continued to harvest the lives of people from the Xuanming Sect and the Tongwenguan with his archery to reduce the pressure when breaking out later.

But at this moment, they were all startled when they saw the signals coming from all directions. The old man calmed down and swung his Tang sword a few times, killing the guards beside the carriage.

After seeing that there was no one in the carriage, he continued to lead his men in.

But now, shouts of killing were heard everywhere, and many fire dragons quickly appeared on the field, rushing towards this place.

Among them, several nimble figures had already risen from the horse's back and were charging straight towards the old man.

"Jiang Renjie, the benevolent and holy Lord of Hell, has killed the bad guys like Telaisuoer!"

……

Li Cunzhong commanded Li Cunxiao and encountered almost no opponents. Even though two Yama Kings rushed out from the carriage, they did not dare to fight with Li Cunxiao. They could only harass him from all sides and restrict Li Cunxiao's speed.

But at this moment, a cold light suddenly rushed out from the convoy, and no one was able to match it against the Tongwenguan minions it met wherever it passed, and it was behind a Yama King in almost the blink of an eye.

The Lord of Hell was overjoyed, but before he could say anything, the man asked, "Which Lord of Hell are you?"

The Lord of Hell was stunned and said, "The Holy Lord of Hell Jiang Chongde..."

Xiao Yan then ignored him and leaped to the other side.

Jiang Chongde was extremely angry, but he had to hastily avoid the huge tree that was swinging towards him and roll to the side.

Li Cunzhong, who had already noticed Xiao Yan on Li Cunxiao's shoulder, narrowed his eyes and wanted to ask his tenth brother to stop the man, but he knew that kidnapping the deposed emperor was the serious matter, so he urged: "Tenth brother, don't worry about them anymore, just rush in!"

Upon hearing the sound, Li Cunxiao's whole body instantly turned red and warm. He swung the tree trunk forward with his big hand, and a team of guards who were forming a battle formation were dispersed.

Behind him, a short and fat King Yama with messy hair and beard was bouncing in the snow like a ball of meat.

Whenever he had a chance to get close to Li Cunxiao, his fists would burst into flames and cause quite a bit of harassment to the latter.

But most of the time, he could only dodge in a panic.

At this moment, a voice calling him suddenly came.

"Zhao Sheng Yan Jun Jiang Zhaoyi?"

"who?"

Jiang Zhaoyi barely dodged a cold arrow and when he turned around he saw a figure rushing towards him.

"court death!"

His fists were flaming, and his short and fat body bounced on the ground before rushing towards Xiao Yan.

But immediately, he felt a sharp pain in both of his hands.

But the long sword in Xiao Yan's hand seemed to be covered with a layer of ice, which easily broke the defense of his fist.

Jiang Zhaoyi forced himself to step back while enduring the pain, cursing, "How dare you, you traitor, plot against me!"

At the same time, he kept looking around, and when he saw that most of his support had joined the battlefield one by one, he immediately felt relieved. While guarding against Li Cunyong who kept shooting cold arrows from a distance, he put his hands behind his back, walked towards Xiao Yan and said sideways: "Who are you? If you want to die, stand aside first. After I kill the thieves in Tongwenguan, I will come to help you!"

The latter observed the already tense battle, raised his sword and said, "Bring the bad flag here."

"Humph! Since you are so eager to die, I will grant your wish."

Seeing that someone had come to support Xiao Yan from behind, Jiang Zhaoyi sneered, then put his hands on his chest and squeezed them to make a crisp sound: "Tell me your name, there is no nameless ghost under my Flame Dragon Palm..."

But opposite him, Xiao Yan had already flashed over and rushed over before he could finish his words.

Then, a cold light suddenly appeared.

Jiang Zhaoyi was furious, flames came out of his palms, and he jumped up to meet the blade.

However, the blade did not stop for a moment and broke out along the gap between his palms.

"Hey..."

The bright red bloodstain spread down Jiang Zhaoyi's face until half of his body was split in half.

Blood spurted over and splashed onto the iron surface in front of Xiao Yan's face.

With a blank expression on his face, he cut open Jiang Zhaoyi's chest with a knife, and then picked out the scroll with the tip of the knife.

In the back, Jiang Yuanxin, who had just recovered, and Yan Jun, who had hurried over to support them, were horrified and shouted angrily, "How dare you kill my fifth brother!"

Xiao Yan put the scroll in his arms, but had no time to care about them. He dodged, swatted away the cold arrows shot from a distance, and ran towards the direction of the convoy.

In the direction of the dense forest, Li Cunyong released the bowstring, looked at Xiao Yan's figure that had instantly disappeared into the distance, and narrowed his eyes.

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